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Napolean B. Hagan
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Officer

Napolean B. Hagan

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL
Felonious
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End of Watch September 22, 1913
Age 42
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Gender Male
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Incident

Officer Hagan succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one week earlier while attempting to question a burglary suspect. Officer Hagan was on mounted patrol near the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Dennis Street when he spotted a group of men in an alley. He dismounted his horse and, as he approached the group, was shot by one of the men. Officer Hagan was able to return fire three times but did not strike the suspects. He was able to crawl back to the street where he collapsed. The suspect was arrested, convicted of Officer Hagan's murder, and hung in 1917. Officer Hagan's brother, Detective Benjamin Hagan, was shot and killed in the line of duty on August 10, 1917. Detective Benjamin Hagan also served with the Jacksonville Police Department.

Survivors

Officer Hagan was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Hagan served with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hagan.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Jacksonville Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL
Platform Identity jpd.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 22, 1913
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Napolean is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1913, 133 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 33rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Napolean was 42. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Jacksonville Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Napolean among them.

Across the years

Officer Napolean B. Hagan

Jacksonville Police Department · End of Watch September 22, 1913

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E

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